St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies @ UNC Asheville Bulldogs
UNC Asheville hosts St. Thomas following Minessale's 30-point showing
Saint Thomas Tommies (8-4) at UNC Asheville Bulldogs (4-6)
Asheville, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: St. Thomas visits UNC Asheville after Nolan Minessale scored 30 points in St. Thomas' 80-56 victory against the Saint John's (MN) Jonnies.
The Bulldogs are 2-2 on their home court. UNC Asheville has a 1-4 record against opponents over .500.
The Tommies are 2/3 on the road. St. Thomas averages 77.8 points while outscoring opponents by 6.5 points per game.
UNC Asheville makes 48.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.6 percentage points higher than St. Thomas has allowed to its opponents (43.4%). St. Thomas has shot at a 48.3% clip from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points above the 44.8% shooting opponents of UNC Asheville have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Wright is scoring 18.3 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Bulldogs. Toyaz Solomon is averaging 17.8 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 51.5%.
Minessale is scoring 21.9 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Tommies. Nick Janowski is averaging 14.3 points and 4.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| South Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Denver | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| South Dakota | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Omaha | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| North Dakota | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Kansas City | 0-0 | - | 1-9 |
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Charleston Southern | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Longwood | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Winthrop | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Presbyterian | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| UNC Asheville | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Radford | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Gardner-Webb | 0-0 | - | 1-11 |

